Standard General English 15

Duration: 25 weeks classes + 27 weeks holidays

 

Levels: From Beginner (below CEFR* A1) to Advanced (CEFR C1) levels.

* The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment (more information at www.coe.int/portfolio)

 

Tuition hours: 15h/week (Monday to Friday)

 

Study Period: Afternoon (01:15pm to 04:45pm)

 

Internationally recognised certification: TIE exams

(€94 exam fees are included with the course fees)

 

The course books are used as the basis of the syllabus for each level as regards the topic, language points and skills work covered. This is always supplemented by material from the extensive resources available to teachers to ensure that the more specific needs of their students are being met.

 

Extra learning activities: Grammar workshop, Conversation Exchange, Pronunciation Workshop, CV and Interview Preparation workshop.

 

Social & Cultural Activities: Local trips, cultural events, cinema at school sessions, night outs, students’ gatherings, visits to museums, galleries, parks, games and a lot more.

MODULES

 

The general weekly syllabus is then broken down to form a day to day plan of the exact material to be covered in each lesson and provides the page reference numbers for the units for ease of use. The information includes:

 

• Language Function e.g. Asking personal information

• Grammar Point e.g. Present Simple

• Vocabulary e.g. Personality adjectives

• Phonology e.g. Vowel Sounds

 

The syllabus explicitly links the material covered to the stated CEFR objectives that students should master at that level.